Funding & Cooperation

Collaborative Projects & Research Grants

Projects

AI-PREDICT (2026 - Present)

Project Title: AI-Driven Multimodal Data Integration for Predicting IBD-PD Comorbidity Progression

Project Number: 01ZU2502 | Funding Body: BMFTR

Role: Research Group Leader

Description: Leading a large-scale AI-driven multimodal data integration project aiming to accurately predict disease progression pathways across Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Parkinson Disease.

TRR 417 (2025 - Present)

Project Title: Cellular Communication in the Stroma of Colorectal Cancer: from pathophysiology to clinical translation

Project Number: 540805631 | Funding Body: DFG

Role: Co-Principal Investigator of subproject S03

Description: Research data management and bioinformatics core.

KFO 5024 (2023 - Present)

Project Title: Immune checkpoints of gut-brain communication in inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases (GB.Com)

Project Number: 505539112 | Funding Body: DFG

Role: Principal Investigator of subproject Z01

Description: Managing research data management framework within the DFG-funded consortium.

CASCAID (2026 - Present)

Project Title: Cellular and Systems Control of Autoimmune Disease

Project Number: 550296805

Role: Co-Principal Investigator of subproject Z01

Description: Providing dedicated integrative tissue profiling, omics analysis support, and standardized FAIR data management frameworks targeting drug-free disease remission pathways.

TRR 369 DIONE (2024 - Present)

Project Title: Degeneration of bone due to inflammation

Principal Investigator: Aline Bozec

Role: Externally associated member of Z02 project

Description: Providing support for omics analysis and FAIR data management.

Career Fellowships & Historical Grants

  • 2014: Independent Postdoctoral Research Grant
    Funded through the "Dahlem International Network PostDocs" program at Freie Universität Berlin. Securing full funding for independent research position (TV-L E13, 100%, 24 months).
  • 2013: Institutional Research Grant
    Awarded via the initiative research funding network of the Research Council of the Academic Senate Berlin and the Executive Committee of Freie Universität Berlin.
  • 2009: Doctoral Research Scholarship
    Awarded by the German Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMELV) under Grant No. 2808HS009.